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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3-This collection of humorous poems interprets 15 of the 54 articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The nonsense verses use the antics of a variety of animals to present the idea that all children have the right to an education; adequate food, shelter, and health care; safety; privacy; fair treatment; protection from war; freedom of speech; etc. Playful cartoons on single- and double-page spreads capture the whimsy of the poems. The underlying seriousness of the subject is not undermined by this lighthearted treatment; rather, the approach invites children to enjoy the fun and then think about the meaning. A section at the end matches each selection with the article it represents. Intended to raise awareness about the rights of all children throughout the world, this book would be particularly effective in classroom discussions about rights and responsibilities.
Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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And Who Are You?
The Beagle And The Beluga And The Eagle's Fine Times
Dr. P. Uffin
The Eloquent Young Elephant
The Giraffe Who Could Not Laugh
The Gnu-ewe-cockatoo-emu All Are Welcome Crew
If You Could Wear My Sneakers!
Secrets
Shine, Shine, Shine
Speaking Of Speaking
The Stinky Truth
To Each A Home
Too Much Too Soon
The Way It Is
Whoa!
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder® --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The Beagle And The Beluga And The Eagle's Fine Times
Dr. P. Uffin
The Eloquent Young Elephant
The Giraffe Who Could Not Laugh
The Gnu-ewe-cockatoo-emu All Are Welcome Crew
If You Could Wear My Sneakers!
Secrets
Shine, Shine, Shine
Speaking Of Speaking
The Stinky Truth
To Each A Home
Too Much Too Soon
The Way It Is
Whoa!
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder® --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Empowering and fun,
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This review is from: If You Could Wear My Sneakers (Hardcover)
The subtitle of this book is "a book about children's rights". I think it's a marvellous idea for a book, and Fitch is just the right poet to write it. The copy I have is a large format hardcover, big but light, and has colourful watercolour illustrations. Each poem explains one of the rights in the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child, with anthropomorphized elephants and chimpanzees and beavers and so on, in language that's easy for kids to understand, and then at the end of the book there's a list of the rights and which poems go with which right.
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If you were me And I were you For just a day Or maybe two Then maybe you And maybe me Would see the me That you were too Read the first page New!
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If you were me And I were you For just a day Or maybe two Then maybe you And maybe me Would see the me That you were too Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Power of Poems: Teaching the Joy of Writing Poetry by Margriet Ruurs in Back Matter
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